It's hard to find a place that will accept used computers, old phones and other electronics you want to junk. Well, for people in the Charleston area, here's your chance to dump your e-stuff
The West Virginia Department of Environmental Protection
is conducting a free electronics recycling event from 9 a.m.to 3 p.m., on Saturday, Sept. 15. The public can drop off
items at the DEP headquarters’ parking lot, located at 601 57th St., S.E.,
Charleston.
The DEP’s Rehabilitation Environmental Action Plan (REAP)
and MRM Recycling are sponsoring the e-cycling event to make it easy for West
Virginians to responsibly dispose of electronic devices. State law prohibits
TVs, computers and other electronic devices with video screens 4 inches and
larger from being discarded into landfills. The law went into effect Jan. 1,
2011.
Devices that will be accepted for recycling on Sept. 15
include televisions, computers, printers, copiers, zip drives, video game
devices, electronic cables, laser and multifunction scanners, fax machines,
laptops, mice, keyboards, speakers, Webcams, monitors, cables, hard drives,
circuit boards, cell phones, CD players and tape players.
Devices that will not be accepted include kitchen appliances,
refrigerators, washers, dryers, freezers, microwaves, air conditioners, lamps,
CDs, DVDs, floppy disks, magnetic tapes, household batteries and home
thermostats.
Last year, three electronics recycling events sponsored
by the DEP yielded more than 50 tons of electronic waste.
For more information call 1-800-322-5530.
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